A Comparative Study of the Sixth Millennium B.C. Marble Bracelets from Ulucak and Uğurlu

Introduction Marble is probably a symbolically important stone for prehistoric people because of its brightness, patterns, colour, homogeneity and durability. It is likely that the symbolic value of marble objects such as bracelets would have become more diverse in prehistoric life ways, leading to its increased symbolic as well as practical importance. In western Anatolia, marble bracelets appear for the first time around 5600/5500 cal BC. This period of western Anatolia shows significant ch...